SOHO and the 2006 Eclipse

So almost invariably during an eclipse, expeditions go out to whatever sites are deemed most favourable, to capture what may be a once-in-a-lifetime observation of phenomena that are otherwise hidden by the brightness of the Sun.

To make the most of the observations, however, a number of expeditions are relying on additional data supplied from SOHO and other spacecraft, either to determine the pointing of their instruments (for those with a limited field of view), for context information to help interpret the data in a broader setting, or both.

This page is has pointers to an overview of the collaborations and support observations provided by SOHO, as well as a collection of related useful and hopefully interesting links.

This eclipse will take place during 08:34-11:48 UTC.

SOHO Links Support for eclipse expeditions SOHO's position between the Moon and the Sun. Real-time images SOHO-related links TRACE observations Past eclipses observed with SOHO 4 Dec 2002 eclipse 21 June 2001 eclipse 11 August 1999 eclipse 26 February 1998 eclipse

Miscellaneous Links Fred Espenak's Eclipse Homepage Williams College Astronomy Eclipse Expeditions. IAU Eclipse page IAU Program Group on Public Education on the Occasions of Solar Eclipses Solar Eclipse 2006 Info NASA Eclipse Bulletin International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2006 total solar eclipse activities Joe Davila's daily eclipse journal The Solar Physics Group of the SAIC and the group's coronal modelling prediction of the 29 Mar 2006 eclipse.